Day 11 Friday January 23, 2009

There was a RV parts store about a half mile from the KOA in San Antonio, so I made a quick run over there and picked up a few things. Then we packed up; I think that there must be an RVer's rule about the time it takes to pack up is proportional to the time that you spend in one place. The longer you stay, the more things get pulled out and then have to be stowed again when you are prepping to leave. We hit the road about 11 or slightly after. Getting out of San Antonio was pretty easy, I-10 comes in from the SE and then junctions with I-35 and goes north, but US-90 continues straight and that is the road we were taking to go through the Big Bend country SE of El Paso. Our only stop on the way to Del Rio (today's destination) was in Castroville, TX, where we found a bakery right next to a gas station. Cathey said their products looked like those of a good old fashioned German Bakery in WI. We have noticed that there are some German place names which date back to German immigration in the mid nineteenth century.
Arrived in Del Rio about 4 and had an early supper at a chicken place. With the trailer attached to the Suburban, we can't just stop at any old cafe because we need a big place to park. But stopping at off times helps, and usually stopping in small towns is better than in big towns because there is less traffic to contend with.
No KOA in Del Rio, so we chose the 'Lonesome Dove RV Ranch' for our home tonight. They sure were a friendly bunch, we were invited multiple times to the Friday night Pot-Luck, although we declined since we had already eaten and we were set for some lounging. The temp was over 80 and we had the doors and windows open to the screens until well after dark.